​It's time to dust off the cobwebs of your mind and start fresh. How about a promotion? The thought of a job promotion usually brings to mind more status, more money, and more respect. In standard business, people work years to get promoted, putting in long hours, understanding the company, making connections with the right people.

Your book needs the same thing. Thankfully, you don’t have to be in an office or suffer with rush-hour traffic or a job/boss you hate. You can do a lot of your promotion from the comfort of your own home.

Today there are companies (and websites) that do a lot of the work for you. Your book can be featured on BookLife.com, PublishersWeekly.com, in press releases, on social media, even at book fairs. Here are some ways to get started.

BookMarketingTools.com has a free guide called The Ultimate Author Checklist for Online Book Marketing – a great way to dive into the book marketing world. They also help with eBook submissions, getting reviews for your book, and promoting your book on ReadingDeals.com. Visit http://bookmarketingtools.com/tools

BookTweeters.com helps you promote your book online to more than 530,000 followers. [Be aware that all those people may not be your target audience. But some of them may be.] Visit http://BookTweeters.com/

When you’re ready to step out a little more, try the following with BookLife.com: